tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post4331454836758602196..comments2024-03-19T03:12:08.789-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Time For a Four Week BreakSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-50491140686358601072016-02-21T12:50:59.796-05:002016-02-21T12:50:59.796-05:00Thank you for all your help and ideas. I really v...Thank you for all your help and ideas. I really value that kind of input. In the end I probably went curmudgeon and figured that at least I'm familiar with the approach. By making everything a bit more rugged and rated to a higher working load, I think I have more margin. More in my comfort zone.<br /><br />Back when my wife had cancer, we started using the phrase "boring is good". Especially when the alternative to "boring" is "life threatening". In this case, the alternative is a few hundred pounds of metal coming down, and threatening my legs since I'll be standing beside it. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-47698546198808214742016-02-21T12:07:25.100-05:002016-02-21T12:07:25.100-05:00Congratulations on a job well done! I hope it wor...Congratulations on a job well done! I hope it works out well for you.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-60865611913463250722016-02-21T08:02:12.633-05:002016-02-21T08:02:12.633-05:00Looking at the photo, if you run a guy wire from t...Looking at the photo, if you run a guy wire from the top of the aluminum pipe down to the left and attach a ground anchor set into concrete some of the bending stress would be transferred to the ground anchor. <br />The guy wire would not have to be attached until you were raising/lowering the tower and the guy wire and connectors could be stored away from the elements.<br />The angles and guy wire cable size have to be calculated.<br /><br />In rigging, I think it is close to the principle of using shear legs to transfer the strain of a lift. <br />I worked enough with riggers in the shipyard to learn their job is high skill and they are experts. I also learned enough to know that moving heavy objects is never to be done casually. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-31459574815550895262016-02-20T22:19:56.333-05:002016-02-20T22:19:56.333-05:00Cool......
Meanwhile, I'm still in the garage...Cool......<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm still in the garage sorting out stuff and trying desperately to make enough room to get the Supra (BACK!) in there......drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com